Bible Dictionaries
Hammerhead

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); - so called from its large blunt nozzle.

(2):

(n.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.

(3):

(n.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hammerhead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hammerhead.html. 1828.